The Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas will participate again in the Turin Masters that closes the season with the eight best of the yearafter securing the classification by defeating the German Alexander Zverev in the round of 16 of the Paris Masters 1,000 by 7-6 (2) and 6-4.
Favorite number 7 He fought a very attractive duel against the German, tenth seeded, and a fellow generation, but he was more effective in the decisive moments, like the tiebreaker game, in which the tied first set was decided.
There was a good part of the key to a match played from power to power and that fell on the side of the Greek, who has defeated the German in nine of the thirteen duels between the two. Fatigue could count, since Zverev had overcome the first two rounds in three sets, while the Greek did so in two.
Tsitsipas, who is already guaranteed to finish among the top eight, added his 50th victory of the year, a figure he has reached in four of the last five seasons. In addition, it is his first victory of the year against a top-10 tennis player.
He Greek will play the quarterfinals of a tournament for the tenth time this year, the fourth in a Masters 1.000, in which their ceiling was the semifinal they achieved in Rome. His place among the best four will be played against the Russian Karen Khachanov, 16th seed, who beat his compatriot Roman Safiullin 4-6, 6-4 and 6-2. In the round of 16 of the last Masters 1,000 in Miami, the Russian broke a streak of six losses against Tsitsipas.
2023-11-02 16:15:34
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